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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:20.0pt; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; font-family:Arial">10.27 Energy Engineering Projects Laboratory</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:20.0pt; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:16.0pt; font-family:Arial">Subject Announcement and Lottery Spring 2014</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:20.0pt; text-autospace:none"><span class="x_Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial">10.27, <b>Energy Engineering Projects Laboratory,
</b>was started in Spring, 2011. It has been added to the list of Approved Energy Electives for the Energy Studies Minor.</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:Arial">From the MIT Bulletin:</span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:Arial; color:#108400"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family:Arial">10.27 </span></b><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Energy Engineering Projects Laboratory</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial">(Subject meets with 10.26, 10.29)</span><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial">Prereq: 5.310 or 7.02; 10.302; or permission of instructor U (Spring)</span><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial">3-8-5</span><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial">Projects in applied energy engineering research. Students work in teams of three or four on one project for the term. Projects often suggested by local industry. Includes training in research planning and project management,
execution of experimental work, data analysis, oral presentation skills and technical report writing, team-building, and integration of technical and social science issues. Intended for students with diverse technical backgrounds.</span><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:Arial">Preference to Energy Studies minors.</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial">C. K. Colton, P. T. Hammond, K. F. Jensen, J. K. Kelleher, M. S. Strano</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial">10.27 is a CIM subject. Class meets Tues-Thurs, 1-5 pm.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial"> A wide variety of projects are currently being developed that are suitable for students from different technical disciplines in science and engineering. Representative project titles from prior years include the following:</span><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></p>
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</span></span></span><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Cleaning and recycling drilling fluid on drilling rigs</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></div>
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</span></span></span><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Ethanol production from starchy plants and lignocellulosic feedstocks</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></div>
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</span></span></span><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Engineering fuel cell systems and materials</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></div>
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</span></span></span><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Thermoelectric power from catalytic combustion</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></div>
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</span></span></span><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Exploiting photosynthesis for new biofuels</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></div>
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</span></span></span><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Lifecycle analysis of biodiesel preparations</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></div>
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</span></span></span><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Oil-adsorbing nanofabrics for cleaning large ocean oil spills</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></div>
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</span></span></span><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Thermal transport of self-propagating thermopower waves in nanomaterials as energy sources</span></b></div>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">Because the number of student positions in this class is limited, a lottery is being held in mid December. The last date for inclusion in the lottery is January 3, 2014. Students will be notified of the
results of the lottery in early January. For further information, and to insure inclusion in the lottery, please contact Prof. Clark K. Colton (<a href="mailto:ckcolton@mit.edu"><span style="color:#0337A1">ckcolton@mit.edu</span></a>, x3-4585) or his assistant,
Cindy Welch (<a href="mailto:cin@mit.edu">cin@mit.edu</a>, x3-4582).</span><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></p>
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